The SATB choral work “The Silver Penny” has been published by Cypress Publishing in Vancouver. The piano solo “Spider Dance” appears in Vol. 7 of the CNCM‘s Northern Lights Grade 7 Repertoire collection. “Jazz Study No. 1” is being published this spring in MayFair Music’s next Canadian Contemporary collection, Level 5. “Psalm 126” (SAB +…
Appointment as Composer-In-Residence
Nicholas Fairbank has been appointed Composer-in-Residence at Grace Lutheran Church in Victoria for the year 2011-2012. [posted 22.x.11]
Sea Cantata repeat performance in October 2011
The Sea Cantata, a 30-minute work for mixed-voice adult choir, children’s choir and orchestra was performed again at the Peninsula ArtSea Festival in Sidney, BC on October 16th. [posted 22.x.11]
Morelia International Organ Festival 2011
Nicholas Fairbank was one of 5 organ soloists in Mexico’s Festival Internacional de Organo de Morelia in October, 2011. Click here and here for details.
Sea Cantata Premier April 2011
In April 2011, Victoria’s Viva Youth Choirs and the Via Choralis chamber choir combined to perform Nicholas Fairbank’s Sea Cantata, a 30-minute work for mixed-voice adult choir, children’s choir and orchestra. This was the first time the two organizations have joined forces for the performance of a major work. Also on the programme was Beethoven’s Choral…
HEXAPHONE performs RCCO commission in JULY 2010
On July 21, 2010, Victoria’s HEXAPHONE vocal sextet performed the premiere of a new piece commissioned by the Royal Canadian College of Organists for Pipes around the Pacific, the international pipe organ festival held at the Victoria Conservatory of Music from July 18-22.
Fairbank guest composer during Canada Music Week 2009
The Victoria Branch of the B.C. Registered Music Teachers Association invited Mr. Fairbank to be this year’s guest composer at the Canada Music Week concert on November 21st. Students performed several of his works as well as compositions by other Canadian composers. In honour of Winifred Scott Wood, “Winifred’s Waltz” for piano solo was commissioned…
Okeover Trio performed by Vancouver Jazz Trio
On November 13, 2009, Vancouver Pro Musica presented the Matheson/Roper/Mollerup Trio at the Vancouver Community College Auditorium (1155 East Broadway) as part of Vancouver Pro Musica’s “Further East / Further West” concert series. This eclectic concert featured a number of new works by BC composers, including Okeover Trio by Nicholas Fairbank.
Lutheran Church commissions gospel setting for centennial
Grace Lutheran Church in Victoria commissioned a setting of Psalm 126 for SAB choir and piano “in gospel style” which was premiered during centennial celebrations on the Thanksgiving weekend in October, 2009.
Two organ works selected for U.K. performance in August 2009
The Annual Festival of New Organ Music, held each year in London, selected two of Nicholas Fairbank’s works to be performed at this past summer’s festival. “Festival Fanfare,” written especially for the event, opened the first concert of the festival at 12 noon on August 1st, performed by Martin Stacey at Marylebone Parish Church. Later…